North America

By bobsmith
  • Leif Erison visits Newfoundland in search of timbers to build homes on Greenland
    Oct 4, 1000

    Leif Erison visits Newfoundland in search of timbers to build homes on Greenland

  • Prince Henry the Navigator is born in Portugal
    Sep 30, 1394

    Prince Henry the Navigator is born in Portugal

  • Portuguese sailors, sent by Prince Henry begin the age of Exploration
    Sep 30, 1419

    Portuguese sailors, sent by Prince Henry begin the age of Exploration

    Portuguese sailors reach the Island of Madeira off the coast of Africa.
  • African slaves captured by Portuguese
    Sep 30, 1441

    African slaves captured by Portuguese

    Captured Africans are brought back to Portugal as slaves.
  • Sep 30, 1460

    Death of Prince Henry the Navigator

    Portuguese explorers have reached Sierra leone on the West Coast of Africa.
  • Christopher Columbus reaches the Bahamas, after sailing successfully across the Atlantc.
    Sep 30, 1462

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Bahamas, after sailing successfully across the Atlantc.

    He believes he has reached islands off the coast of Asia.
  • Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first Europen to sail around the tip of Africa.
    Sep 30, 1487

    Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese navigator, becomes the first Europen to sail around the tip of Africa.

  • Sep 30, 1487

    Dias sails around Cape of Good Hope.

    Portuguese Explorer Bartolomeu sails around the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa.
  • Discovery
    Sep 30, 1492

    Discovery

    Columbus sets foot as the first European on the North American continent.
  • Ponce DeLeon Explores Florida
    Sep 26, 1493

    Ponce DeLeon Explores Florida

    Ponce DeLeon explores Florida looking for the fountain of youth
  • Sep 30, 1493

    Columbus makes second voyage to New World.

    Colombus makes the trip with 17 ships and 1,000 male colonists.
  • Vasco DaGama Sails to India
    Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco DaGama Sails to India

    Vasco DaGama is first European to sail to India
  • John Cabot reaches the St. Lawrence River
    Oct 4, 1497

    John Cabot reaches the St. Lawrence River

    He is the first Englishman to oficially explore the New World.
  • Vasco DaGama establishes a route to India
    Oct 4, 1497

    Vasco DaGama establishes a route to India

    He becomes the first European to sail around Africa and reach India as a trade route.
  • The Reformation begins
    Oct 4, 1517

    The Reformation begins

    Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of a Catholic Church to spark a split that brings about Protestantism.
  • Magellan sails around world
    Nov 1, 1522

    Magellan sails around world

    Magellan becomes first person to sail around the world
  • Giovanni da Verranzo sails into New York Harbor
    Oct 4, 1524

    Giovanni da Verranzo sails into New York Harbor

    A modern bridge spans the gap that is name after the explorer.
  • Jacques Cartier claims modern day Canada for France
    Oct 4, 1534

    Jacques Cartier claims modern day Canada for France

    Cartier sails up the St. Lawrence river in search of the Northwest passage, though he fails to establish a French colony.
  • French Explorers begin to trade fro Beaver Pelts with Native Americans
    Oct 4, 1540

    French Explorers begin to trade fro Beaver Pelts with Native Americans

    Beaver hats are all the rage in Europe and trading for their skins becomes a way for young explorers to get rich very quickly.
  • St. Augustine, Florida established as the oldest city in the New World.
    Oct 4, 1565

    St. Augustine, Florida established as the oldest city in the New World.